Monday, February 2, 2009

ASSIGNMENT: SUSTAINABLE CITY DESIGN: A CASE OF KARACHI

AR- 309: Architecture & Town Planning (B)

ASSIGNMENT: SUSTAINABLE CITY DESIGN: A CASE OF KARACHI

By

Ravindar Kumar
B. Arch, M. Urban Design
Assistant Professor, DAP-NED

1. Introduction:
The second assignment titled; "SUSTAINABLE CITY DESIGN: A CASE OF KARACHI" is initiated by keeping in mind the current trend of urban planning all over the world. Currently; all urban centers across the globe are working for the betterment of their physical, social and economic environment; so as to make their cities sustainable. Because the ultimate goal for any urban settlement is to achieve the status of a ‘Sustainable City’ Thus; it is imperative for us to think about our city of Karachi to be planned in the same direction.

2. Objective:

The aim of this assignment is to develop the city of Karachi as a Sustainable City by the year 2020. This objective is outlined by keeping in mind an assumption. The assumption is that; “the current Karachi Master Plan 2020 may not make the city of Karachi as a sustainable city.” Thus a research is required to develop policy recommendations and design guidelines for the City District Government Karachi (CDGK) and Government of Sindh (GoS) to take some necessary steps in this direction towards betterment of Karachi and to match up with the world.

3. Methodology:

The methodology of this is assignment include six steps.

The 1st step is the “Identification of Sustainable City Principles”.

The 2nd step is the “Review, Analysis and Evaluation of Karachi Master Plan 2020 on the basis of Sustainable City Principles”.

The 3rd step is “Policy Recommendations” for Karachi to be A Sustainable City.

The 4th step is “Sector Wise Detailed Recommendations” by each working group on their chosen sector of planning i.e. Urban Housing, Urban Infrastructure, Urban Transport, Urban Landscape, Urban Conservation etc.
The 5th step is the “Development of Conceptual Design of Selected Projects at City Level” in each sector.
The 6th step is “Making a Final Report” for CDGK and GoS with proposal for each sector.

4. Submission and Deadlines:

Each working group shall submit their report in a combined format as one report. This report is then submitted to CDGK head by students themselves if approved by the subject teacher. The deadlines for each step are as follows:

Step 1: 13th February 2010
Step 2: 6th March 2010
Step 3: 20th March 2010
Step 4: 3rd April 2010
Step 5: 24th April 2010
Step 6: 1st May 2010

3 comments:

  1. sir plz tell me that it is necessary to show the details of every step after comlete it and plz tell me what do u mean by the policy recommendations? plz sir

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  2. Dear Cool

    It is necessary to show details of every step after completion because if you have made any mistake it can be appropriated in time otherwise in the end if whole report have lots of mistakes then it would be quite unpleasing.

    A policy is typically described as a deliberate plan of action to guide decisions and achieve rational outcomes. However, the term may also be used to denote what is actually done, even though it is unplanned.

    Policy differs from rules or law. While law can compel or prohibit behaviors for example a law requiring the payment of taxes on income whereas; policy merely guides actions toward those that are most likely to achieve a desired outcome.

    Policy recommendations may refer to the process of making important organizational decisions, including the identification of different alternatives such as programs or spending priorities, and choosing among them on the basis of the impact they will have. Policies can be further understood as political, management, financial, and administrative mechanisms arranged to reach explicit goals.

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